Journal article
Bidirectional associations between mothers' and fathers' parenting consistency and child bmi
PW Jansen, R Giallo, EM Westrupp, M Wake, JM Nicholson
Pediatrics | AMER ACAD PEDIATRICS | Published : 2013
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Research suggests that general parenting dimensions and styles are associated with children's BMI, but directionality in this relationship remains unknown. Moreover, there has been little attention to the influences of both mothers' and fathers' parenting. We aimed to examine reciprocal relationships between maternal and paternal parenting consistency and child BMI. METHODS: Participants were 4002 children and their parents in the population-based Longitudinal Study of Australian Children. Mothers and fathers self-reported parenting consistency, and children's BMI was measured at 4 biennial waves starting at age 4 to 5 years in 2004. Bidirectionality between parenting and child B..
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Awarded by Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research (NWO)
Awarded by National Health and Medical Research Council
Funding Acknowledgements
Dr Jansen was supported by a Rubicon grant 446-11-010 from the Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research (NWO) and the Marie Cofund Action. Dr Wake and Dr Nicholson were supported by National Health and Medical Research Council Career Development Awards (Dr Wake: 546405; Dr Nicholson: 390136) and Research Fellowships (Dr Wake: 1046518). Murdoch Childrens Research Institute research is supported by the Victorian Government's Operational Infrastructure Support Program, and the Parenting Research Centre receives funding from the Victorian Government Department of Education and Early Child Development.